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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,452 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 472 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 20 at SCIE Carriel Sur Airport in Concepcion, Chile. The takeoff distance was 1,467 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 156 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 199 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile southwest of SCIE Carriel Sur Airport. The climb took 31 minutes and covered a distance of 203 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 975 feet above sea level to 37,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,034 feet. The enroute level cruise then began 6 miles north of La Union, Chile, and lasted for 154 minutes, covering a distance of 1,168 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, which started 10 miles west of SCCI President Carlos Ibañez del Campo International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile. The descent took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 175 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 36,688 feet above sea level to 1,567 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,121 feet. The final approach to runway 25 at SAWH Malvinas Argentinas Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 266.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,471 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 25 was successful, with the touchdown point being 55 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 132 knots, which was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate was fair at -258 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.3 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 231 degrees.
The total landing distance was 916 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,554 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 217 minutes. The aircraft used 10,400 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at SAWH Malvinas Argentinas Airport, achieving a score of 91.9%. The final approach to runway 25 was initiated from the east, with a heading of 266.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,471 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with a threshold speed of 149 knots being maintained. The touchdown point was located 55 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is considered acceptable. The touchdown speed of 132 knots was also within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -258 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more gently.
One notable issue during the landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 13.3 meters. This could have been due to a variety of factors, including wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 9°C, with a wind speed of 17 knots from 231°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots.
The total landing distance of 916 meters was 37% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned, being off-centerline by 12.8 meters. This could have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial touchdown position misalignment.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score. However, there were some areas for improvement, including the touchdown rate and the runway touchdown position and rollout alignment.
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